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2011 AMC 10BProblem 4P1-10~1 minPrint

LeRoy and Bernardo went on a week-long trip together and agreed to share the costs equally. Over the week, each of them paid for various joint expenses such as gasoline and car rental. At the end of the trip, it turned out that LeRoy had paid AA dollars and Bernardo had paid BB dollars, where A<BA < B . How many dollars must LeRoy give to Bernardo so that they share the costs equally?

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